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Devlyn Brooks 2021

Devlyn Brooks

Columnist

Devlyn Brooks, who works for Modulist, a Forum Communications Co.-owned company, is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. He serves as pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Wolverton, Minnesota. He can be reached at devlyn.brooks@forumcomm.com for comments and story ideas.

Devlyn Brooks 2021
Columns
Finding Faith: Travel is good for faith
A summer trip offered a much greater appreciation of the vastness of God’s creation on earth, while also putting things into perspective.
August 12, 2022 09:30 AM
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By  Devlyn Brooks
Devlyn Brooks 2021
Columns
Finding Faith: In open conversation, without agenda, divine truth reveals itself
"Much of the trouble with religion is that we’ve convinced ourselves that we can know an infinite God, a God who created the entire universe that is billions of years old and which still reveals mysteries to us that we cannot solve. And in our hubris, we believe we can also know all of the answers about faith, especially about who is right and, more importantly, who is wrong."
August 05, 2022 09:30 AM
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By  Devlyn Brooks
Devlyn Brooks 2021
Columns
Finding Faith: Don't forget to be joyful
"While there are a great many serious things we need to manage in this earthly life, God does want us to enjoy life too! It is, after all, why he made joy and laughter and the lighter moments that help us celebrate a good life."
July 29, 2022 09:30 AM
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By  Devlyn Brooks
Memorial for the victims of a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas
Columns
Finding Faith: Reaching out to help before a tragedy
"Everyone who considers themselves a person of any faith, and also those who consider themselves a moral person but not religious, must understand that each of us is intricately woven into the fabric of creation. And when we fail to catch and to support those most struggling among us, we collectively fail creation’s larger family."
July 22, 2022 09:30 AM
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By  Devlyn Brooks
Devlyn Brooks 2021
Columns
Finding Faith: Like Jesus shows, take time to rest
"In Genesis, we are told that even God rested on the seventh day after he created the universe. So, there seems to be a pretty good precedent for us to rein in our breathless pace."
July 15, 2022 09:30 AM
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By  Devlyn Brooks
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Columns
Finding Faith: Remembering a grizzled sports editor for his big heart
"Jim Carrington, a reporter and editor at the Bemidji Pioneer newspaper in Bemidji, Minnesota, for 52 years, died at 93. His legacy isn’t widely known, but his effect on Minnesota’s sports reporting has reverberated for decades."
July 08, 2022 09:30 AM
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By  Devlyn Brooks